Event
22 November 2018
Reviewing the EU fiscal framework
What are the positive and negative developments and is there scope for improvement?
Fiscal policy
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External publication
05 November 2018
Euro area reform: An anatomy of the debate
A year ago, a group of 14 French and German economists joined forces with the aim of forging common proposals for euro area reforms. Their report gave
Opinion piece
31 October 2018
Plädoyer gegen eine Politik der Scheinlösungen
Der Daueraufschwung verdeckt, dass Deutschland für die nächste Krise schlecht gerüstet ist. Und das Zeitfenster für Reformen schließt sich.
Policy brief
24 October 2018
European fiscal rules require a major overhaul
In this Policy Contribution prepared for the French Conseil d’Analyse Économique, the authors assess current European fiscal rules and propose a major
Podcast
09 October 2018
Director’s Cut: How does Italy’s budget fit with EU fiscal rules?
In this Director’s Cut of ‘The Sound of Economics’, Guntram Wolff welcomes Bruegel research fellow Grégory Claeys to assess how the new Italian budget
Blog post
08 October 2018
Italy’s new fiscal plans: the options of the European Commission
The Italian government has announced an increase of its deficit for 2019, breaking the commitment from the previous government to decrease it to 0.8%
Blog post
17 September 2018
Reforming the EU fiscal framework
Researchers have often highlighted the problematic nature of the currently very complex EU fiscal framework. Here we review economists’ views on how i
Blog post
13 September 2018
The economic case for an expenditure rule in Europe
Proposals for reforming the euro area back on the agenda. An overhaul of the European fiscal rules should be on high on this agenda, because the curre
Event
12 September 2018
Reforming Europe's fiscal framework
This event will discuss reforming Europe's fiscal framework in order to make it less complex and more effective.
Blog post
21 August 2018
The great fiscal lever: An Italian economic obsession
In the Italian macroeconomic context, many are convinced that if only we had a large enough fiscal lever, we could set in motion an economy that has s
Blog post
16 July 2018
Economy of Intangibles
Economists have been discussing the implications of the rise of the intangible economy in relation to the secular stagnation hypothesis, and looking m
Event
02 July 2018
Assessing the EU’s fiscal architecture: a presentation by the European Fiscal Board
This event will discuss the 2019 Fiscal Stance, which assesses the current macroeconomic situation and offers advice for the future.
Event
19 June 2018
For a stronger and more integrated Europe
This event will feature the presentation of the Economic Survey of the European Union 2018 and Economic Survey of the Euro Area 2018.
Opinion piece
25 May 2018
Make euro-area sovereign bonds safe again
In their recent Policy Insight, the team of French and German authors suggest introducing sovereign bond-backed securities to play the role of safe as
Opinion piece
22 May 2018
Fiscal rules and the role of the Commission
The proposals on fiscal frameworks and rules in the recent CEPR Policy Insight on euro-area reform showcase the multiple dimensions of the fundamental
Opinion piece
26 March 2018
Will U.S. tax reform lure U.S. companies away from China?
What will be the results of the changes to the U.S. tax system in China? Will the new U.S. corporate tax rate cause Chinese firms to shift their opera